Hiempsal of Cyrenaica

Hiempsal of Cyrenaica (died 255 BC) was King of Cyrenaica from 257 to 255 BC, succeeding Ozalces. He was the last ruler of an independent Cyrenaica, dying in battle with Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus in 255 BC.

Biography
Hiempsal was born in Cyrenaica to a Hellenized Libyan family, and he became a part of the aristocracy of an independent Cyrenaica after its secession in 272 BC. In 257 BC, following the Ptolemaic reconquest of Cyrene and the death of King Ozalces of Cyrenaica, Hiempsal became the titular king. However, Hiempsal was landless and was accompanied only by a few bodyguards, and they dwelled in the Libyan desert. In 255 BC, Hiempsal and his bodyguards were hunted down by the Ptolemaic army of Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus and were slaughtered, bringing an end to the Cyrenaican secessionist uprising.